The Fearful Summons is a Star Trek novel.
Description[]
- Captain Sulu of the USS Excelsior and his crew are kidnapped. When Federation-conducted negotiations come to a standstill, Captain James T. Kirk and the former officers of the USS Enterprise reunite to rescue their old comrade.
- The officers learn carrying out their mission could prove difficult when they encounter the kidnappers—a greedy, little-known race called the Thraxians, who believe their way is the only way. Now the Thraxians are demanding super-powerful weapons in exchange for the hostages.
- With no other alternatives, Kirk is forced to consider giving in to the Thraxians to save the Excelsior crew—a decision that could save a few, but endanger the lives of an entire star system…
References[]
Characters[]
- A'ron • Barush • Violet Bays • Belzie • B'huto • Cavanaugh (USS Excelsior) • Pavel Chekov • David • Dramin • Caius Fesidas • Julius Fesidas • Garth Flanagan • Spiros Focus • Garith • Peter Garvin • Handler (Pilot) • Bernard Hans • Henrey • Kannish • James T. Kirk • Kornish • Licus • Maldari • Eugene Marasco • Leonard McCoy • Melgood • Mikali • Barbara O'Marla • Sandra Pastur • Puss-in-Boots • Janice Rand • Reiss • Russel Roose • Sarek • Nora Schmidt • Montgomery Scott • Sencus • Silky Way • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • Norquist Svenson • Taras Tarquin • Rockefeller Thaylor • Nyota Uhura • Vegune • USS Excelsior personnel
- Referenced only
- Akara • Robert April • Capulets • Chang • Jacques Cousteau • Gaia • Guardian of Forever • Hamlet (Prince) • Harrison (subcontractor) • Kerla • Montagues • Samuel Morse • Mother Earth • Christopher Pike • Polonious • William Shakespeare • Singh (merchant) • Valeris • Masoud Valtane • Zieglar
Starships and vehicles[]
- Referenced only
- Calypso • HMS Enterprize • USS Enterprise-A • IKS Krogshat (B'rel-class) • Yonada
Locations[]
- Referenced only
- Hades
Stations and outposts[]
Planets and planetoids[]
- Alpha Memory • Beta Prometheus 1 • Beta Prometheus 2 • Beta Prometheus 3 • Beta Prometheus 3a • Earth • Gamon VI • Luna • Mars • Memory Alpha • Mirage • Talos IV • Vulcan
- Referenced only
- Cytrops 469 • Jupiter • Orgon • Pollux IV • Qo'noS • Rakatan • Rangoren • Rura Penthe • Venus
Planetary locations[]
- Archnos • Central Reference Library • China Beach • Conclave Hall • Eurosphere • Globe Theatre • Health Science Center • Highlands • Leningrad • London Intergalactic • Mercury Room • New York • North America • Pacific Ocean • San Francisco • San Francisco Bay • Shikar • Siberian continent • Starfleet Headquarters • Starship's Wharf • Sutro Selestial Baths • Telegraph Hill • T'Khasi
- Referenced only
- Africa • Chinatown • England • Mandelaport • South Africa • Troy
Establishments[]
- Asian Paradox • Flag and Grog • Heaven's Hearth • Nebulae • No Where cantina • Pluto's Inn • Poseidon • Star Club
Stars and systems[]
- Beta Promethean system • Beta Quadrant • Neutral Zone • Orion Nebula • Sol system
- Referenced only
- Delta Triciatu system • Deuteronimous system • Murasaki 312 • Vornok system
Races and cultures[]
- Being • Beta Promethean • Betazoid • Caltarian • Deltan • Dolpheel • Human • Kartoan • Kitarian • Klingon • Octoan • Phylosian • Vulcan
- Referenced only
- Andorian • Aurelian • Caitian • Centaurian • Chameloid • Chemizoid • Cytrops 469 native • Kaferian • Legaran • Melkotian • Romulan • Tellarite
States and organizations[]
- Conclave • Deltan Duo • Federation Council • Gaian • Inner Council • Intergalactic Geographic Museum • Intergalactic News Network • Inter-Galactic Systems • Maritime Museum • Melpomene Players • Office of the President of the Federation Council • People of Light • Ruling Family • Shrewdest Ones • Spiritual Leaders • Starfleet • Starship Historical Preservation Society • Trans-Universal Shipping • The Trendoids • United Federation of Planets • Vulcan Science Academy
- Referenced only
- Byzantine Empire • Dilithium Mining Corps
Starfleet[]
- Alien Language Translation • Communications Satellite Tracking • Department of Humanoid Resources • Galaxy Vegetation Research • Humanoid Resource Records • Navigational Research Division • Starfleet Academy • Starfleet Command • Starfleet Navigation Group
Science and classification[]
- astronomy • communications • energy • fire • firestorm • lifeform • matter • medicine • radiation • radio • technology • Tholian Web • time • universe • volcano • weapon
Astronomy[]
Communications and language[]
- Basic Orders • Bon Voyage • Book of Muharbar • databank • distress signal • Dos Vidaniya • Gaelic • Greek • Grog optoman, nokt ingo • Hamlet • holodoc • infoport • Interior Architecture • Kwaheri • Latin • linguacode • Luxury Worlds • Mongolian • Morse code • Norwegian • Oudachy • Picades • Romeo and Juliet • Russian • Scottish • Semper Fidelis • Slán agat • Star Yachts • Swahili • telegraph • Ukrainian
Lifeforms[]
- ant • Berengaria dragon • cacoa • cetacean • dolphin • eel • elephant • humanoid • mushroom • reptilian • sheep • toadstool
Materials and substances[]
- alcohol • antigravity plasticine • atmosphere • dilithium • drink • fog • food • gas • gold • Kitarian Cloud Rock • ivory • metal • pearl (mineral) • silver • titanium • water
Food and drink[]
- alcohol • cacoa • macrobiotic food • Mercury bourbon • Mongolian Tea • mushroom • Phylosian cognac • popsicle • Romulan ale • Saurian brandy • water
Medicine[]
- anabolic protoplaser • anatomy • aphasia • brainwashing • Debellium brain rot disease
Technology and weapons[]
- anabolic protoplaser • communicator • datapadd • disruptor • enviropod • Fantasy Stimulator • infoport • knife • medical tricorder • phaser • photon torpedo • radio • robot • sensor • shields • spray applicator • squirt gun • starship • telegraph • tricorder • transporter • tricorder • turbolift • universal translator • viewscreen
Occupations and titles[]
- captain • command division • commander • commanding officer • communications officer • doctor • ensign • Federation Starfleet ranks • Federation Starfleet ranks (2270s-2350s) • first officer • governor • helmsman • king • knight • liaison • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • medic • navigator • officer • operations division • physician • pirate • President of North America • President of the United Federation of Planets • press liaison • rank • sciences division • Zone Governor
Other references[]
- Alien Parks • Asian • boot • bridge • Calypso (dance) • chess • clothing • Christmas • Cobanian cigar • conference room • conn • desert • ducat • dwarf • European • fal-tor-pan • G-string • golf • government • Higher Calling • insignia • jumpsuit • kern • Kobayashi Maru scenario • Kolchinsky gambit • logic • Mediterranean • Only Way • Pan Gow • pants • piano • Prime Directive • races and cultures • nation state • rank insignia • science • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2278-2350s) • Thaylor Expedition • title • Trojan Horse • tunic • uniform • vacation • Vulcan neck pinch • Winter Solstice • zoo
Chronology[]
Appendices[]
Background[]
- The back cover blurb calls the Beta Prometheans "Thraxians", which they are never called in the novel.
- The story is dated to spring 2294; the Pocket Books Timeline adjusts this date 2293 to make it compatible with the Star Trek Chronology.
- Mirage is stated to be one hundred fifty billion years old, making it ten times older than the universe itself.
- Valtane's first name is given as Masoud. This was later contradicted canonically in Star Trek: Voyager.
- Scotty speaks of travelling "hundreds of millions of light-years into deep space", which would place them in another galaxy. Normal space travel in Star Trek does not usually do so, although at times the Enterprise did make extragalactic and extradimensional trips.
Images[]
Connections[]
Media featuring the USS Excelsior (NCC-2000) under Captain Hikaru Sulu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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episodes/movies | The Undiscovered Country • Flashback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
novels | The Undiscovered Country • The Fearful Summons • The Captain's Daughter • The Ashes of Eden • Starfleet Academy • The Captain's Table: War Dragons • The Lost Era: The Sundered • Excelsior: Forged in Fire • Flashback • The Lost Era: One Constant Star • Burning Dreams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
comics | Tests of Courage (The Tabukan Syndrome) • A Wolf in Cheap Clothing (1 • 2 • 3 • 4) • Captain's Log: Sulu • The Undiscovered Country • The Veteran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Captain Sulu Adventures (audiobooks) |
Cacophony • Envoy • Transformations | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
games | Shattered Universe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
characters | Hikaru Sulu • Pavel Chekov • Janice Rand • Dmitri Valtane • Leonard James Akaar • Lojur • Tuvok • Altos Viger |
Timeline[]
published order | ||
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Previous novel: Recovery |
TOS numbered novels | Next novel: First Frontier |
chronological order | ||
Previous Adventure: The Ashes of Eden |
Next Adventure: War Dragons (framing story) |
Translations[]
- 1999
- German : Der Coup der Promethaner, translated by Bernhard Kempen. (Heyne)
External link[]
- The Fearful Summons article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.